Alumni Association Overview

From a quiet gathering of alumni in a vacant Old Main classroom in 1870 to a powerful network of more than 176,000 members worldwide, the Penn State Alumni Association has been keeping alumni connected to the University and to each other for more than a century. It is the largest dues-paying organization of its kind in the world. Alumni Association members live in every county in Pennsylvania, every state in the United States, and in numerous countries around the world.

Mission

The mission of the Alumni Association is to connect alumni to the University and to each other, to provide valued services to members, and to support the University's mission of teaching, research, and service.

Today, that mission is brought to life through events and programs such as: